Elizabeth Regosin

Elizabeth Ann Regosin (born 1967) is an American historian who is the Charles A. Dana Professor of History at St. Lawrence University. She researches African-American history with a focus on emancipation and the Reconstruction era. Regosin has written two books on the topic, Freedom's Promise and Voices of Emancipation (2008).

Early life and education Regosin was raised in Irvine, California and has 2 sisters. Regosin earned a Ph.D. in history at Irvine in 1995. Her dissertation was titled Slave Custom and White Law: Ex-Slave Families and the Civil War Pension System, 1865-1900. Regosin's doctoral advisor was Michael P. Johnson.

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